xxiv, 776 pages ; 25 cm

Translated from the Handbuch der Kirchengeschichte, edited by Hubert Jedin, Vol. III, "Die mittelalterliche Kirche", Part 2, "Vom kirchlichen Hochmittelalter bis zum Vorabend der Reformation."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 625-748) and index

VOLUME IV. Part one: The high Middle Ages: Section one: The postGregorian epoch, 1124 to 1153 / Hans Wolter -- Chapter 1. Honorius II, the schism of 1130, and the Second Lateran Council -- Chapter 2. The reform orders of the twelfth century and Bernard of Clairvaux -- The Cistercians -- The Canons Regular -- The Premonstratensians -- Bernard of Clairvaux -- Chapter 3. The papacy and the western kings in the age of Saint Bernard -- The empire -- France -- Anarchy in England -- The Iberian peninsula -- Christian expansion eastward -- Chapter 4. Elaboration of the curia and criticism of church and papacy -- Chapter 5. The second crusade and the wars in Spain and the Slavic east -- Chapter 6. Monastic humanism -- Chapter 7. The new theology: Abelard, Peter Lombard, Gratian -- Section two: The threats to the freedom of the church, 1153 to 1198 / Hans Wolter -- Chapter 8. Thepopes, the emperor Frederick I, and the Third Lateran Council -- Hadrian IV -- Alexander III -- The Third Lateran Council -- Chapter 9. Thomas Becket and Henry II of England -- The Archbishop -- The constitutions of Clarendon -- Exile and reconciliation -- Murder in the cathedral -- The sequel to the martyrdom -- Chapter 10. The heritage of Alexander III -- Chapter 11. The third crusade -- Crusade piety -- Chapter 12. Scholasticism, canon law and the universities -- Early scholasticism -- Early canon law -- The rise of the universities -- Chapter 13. Heresy and the beginnings of the inquisition -- Chapter 14. Lay movements of the twelfth century, Christian knighthood, pastoral care, popular piety, and mystical theology -- Care of souls, popular devotion, and mysticism -- Mystical theology -- Section three: The Byzantine church in the epoch of the crusades / Hans-Georg Beck -- Chapter 15. The Byzantine church from 1054 to 1203 -- Chapter 16. The Byzantine church from 1203 to 1282 -- The inner life of the Byzantine church in the age of the crusades -- Section four: The papacy at the height of its power, 1198 to 1216 / Hans Wolter -- Chapter 18. Personality and program of Innocent III -- Chapter 19. The spiritual monarch as arbiter mundi -- The papal state -- The vassal states -- The empire -- England -- France -- Scandinavia, Poland and the Balkan peninsula -- Chapter 20. The fourth crusade and the Latin empire -- Chapter 21, The reform and the struggle against heresy -- Chapter 22. The fourth Lateran Council -- Chapter 23. The mendicant orders -- The Dominicans -- The Franciscans -- Other mendicant orders -- Summary -- Chapter 24. The western mediaeval hospital -- The military hospital orders -- The non-military hospital orders -- The municipal hospital -- Section five: The contest for the leadership of the west, 1216 to 1274 / Hans Wolter -- Chapter 25. The papacy's victory over Frederick II -- The first Council of Lyons (1245) -- Chapter 26. The veering of the papacy to France and the Angevin domination in Italy -- Chapter 27. Pope Gregory X and the second Council of Lyons -- Chapter 28. Heresy and the inquisition in the thirteenth century -- Chapter 29. The missionary work of the church in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries -- Chapter 30. Canon law and the constitution of the church in the thirteenth century -- Section six: The crisis of the papacy and of the church, 1274 to 1303 / Hans Wolter -- Chapter 31. The papacy subject to Angevin influence -- Chapter 32. Christian fanaticism in the thirteenth century -- Chapter 33. The flowering of scholasticism and of the western universities -- Chapter 34. The cardinals and the curia in the thirteenth century -- The curia -- The chancery -- The camera -- Judicial offices -- Chapter 35. Celestine V and Boniface VIII -- Chapter 36. The end of the crusading epoch -- Part II: The late middle ages -- Section one: The popes at Avignon (chapters 3 to 40 / Karl August Fink; Chapters 41 to 44 / Erwin Iserloh; Chapter 45 / Josef Glazik) -- Chapter 37 -- Chapter 37. The situation after the death of Boniface VIII: Benedict XI adn Clement V -- The process against the memory of Boniface VIII -- Ruin of the Templars. The Council of Vienne -- Italy and the papal states -- Clement V and the empire -- Chapter 38. From John XXII to Clement VI -- John XXII (1316-34) -- Benedict XII (1334-42) -- Clement VI (1342-52) -- Chatper 29. From Innocent VI to Gregory XI -- Innocent VI (1352-62) -- Urban V (1362-70) -- Gregory XI (1370-78) -- Chapter 40. The curia at Avignon -- Chapter 41. Nominalism. The universities between via antiqua and via moderna -- Chapter 42. Concept of the church and idea of the state in the polemics of the fourteenth century. The laicized state in Marsilius of Padua -- Marsilius of Padua -- William of Ockum -- Chapter 43. The spiritual movement and the poverty dispute -- Chapter 44. The German mystics -- Master Eckhart -- John Tauler -- Henry Suso -- Joh van Ruysbroeck -- Chapter 45. Missionary work of the mendicants outside Europe -- Section two: The western schism and the council (Chapters 46 and 48 to 50 / Karl August Fink; Chapter 47 / Erwin Iserloh) -- Chapter 46. The western schism to the Council of Pisa -- The Council of Pisa (1409) -- The conciliar idea -- Chapter 47. The devotio moderna -- Gerard Groote -- The brothers of the common life -- The Windesheim congregation -- The brothers of the common life in Germany -- Opposition: Matthew Grabow -- Literature and spirituality -- Chapter 48. The nationalist heresies: Wyclif and Hus -- Chapter 49. The Council of Constance: Martin V -- The Council of Constance (1414-18) -- Martin V (1417-31) -- Chapter 50. Eugen IV and the Council of Basle-Ferrera-Florence -- Ferrara and Florence -- Section three: The Byzantine church: The age of palamism / Hans-Georg Beck -- Chapter 51. From the second Council of Lyons to the Council of Ferrara-Florence -- Chapter 52. Hesychasm and palamism -- Chapter 53. Intellectual life in the lat mediaeval Byzantine church -- Chapter 54. Patriarchate -- Emperor and church -- missions -- monasticism -- Section four: From the middle ages to the reformation (Chapters 55 to 57 / Karl August Fink; Chapters 58 to 61 / Erwin Iserloh) -- Chapter 55. Renaissance and humanism -- Chapter 56. The popes of the early renaissance -- Nicholas V (1447-55) -- Calixtus III (1455-58) -- Pius II (1458-64) -- Paul II (1464-71) -- Chapter 57. The popes of the high renaissance -- Sixtus IV (1471-84) -- Innocent VIII (1484-92) -- Alexander VI (1492-1503) -- Pius III (1503) -- Julius II (1503-13) -- Leo X (1513-21) -- Chapter 58. The inner life of the church -- The urban parish -- The liturgy -- Preaching -- Catechesis -- Religious orders -- Chapter 59. Theology in the age of transition -- Nicholas of Cusa -- John von Wesel -- John von Goch -- Wessel Gansfort -- Gabriel Biel -- Chapter 60. The Jews in mediaeval Christendom -- Jewish philosophy and theology -- Efforts to convert the Jews -- Chapter 61. German humanism

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